Kim Jong-il, who ruled North Korea from 1994 until his death in December 2011, inherited a similar personality cult from his father, Kim Il-sung, the “eternal president” (“Toughs at the Top” 2004). Kim Jong-il, who was referred to as the “Supreme Leader,” “Dear Leader,” “Our Father,” and “the General,” claimed to be able to control the weather with his mood and to be able to teleport from place to place (Hassig and Oh 2009; Kang and Rigoulot 2005). He was also known to issue various hairstyle guidelines as part of grooming and dress standards. These guidelines have in the past emphasized the negative effects of long hair on human intelligence, noting that long hair consumes a great deal of nutrition and thus robs the brain of energy (“N Korea Wages War on Long Hair” 2005).